"A University of Iowa student is the first person convicted of software piracy in the Department of Justice's Operation Fastlink. Jathan Desir, who was convicted of creating online libraries of pirated software, faces up to 15 years in prison," reports NewsFactor Network.
"The conviction demonstrates the DOJ's aggressiveness in pursuing intellectual property crime, says Assistant Attorney General Christopher Wray of the DOJ's criminal division in a statement. 'The Department of Justice is committed to prosecuting all forms of intellectual property theft,' he says. 'There is no hiding in cyberspace, and there is no hiding behind borders'."
